Phonographic-disk-record cabinet.



A H. HAAG.

PHONOGR/{PHIC DISK RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1915- Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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//////// 1 All ,INVENTOR vWITNESSES ATTORNEYS A. H. HAAG.

PHONOGRAPHIC DISK RECORD CABINET.

.APPILICATION FILED APR 22. 1915- V 1,167,063, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- i %/II1HHIIIH{I I 2- I W I Ag F/ f 6. l2 /6 WITNESSESI INVENTOR X i ,y ATTORNEYS ALFRED n. HAAG, or NEWPOR NEWS, wwma.

PHONOGRAPHIC-DISK-RECOR-D CABINET. 1

To all 'wkom it may concern:

.- 'Be a known that I, ALFRED H. Him, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at Newort News, county ofWarwick, State .ofv

and its adjuncts which is simple in construction, eflicient in operationand of durable construction.

" 'It further consists of a novel front plate for the cabinet having aseries of slots,

' thereinfor the insertion or removal of the and'the records and bymeans of which the latter are guidedjin their movement while their facesooves therein are prevented from contact with the walls of the slots...v

It further consists of other novel'features of construction, all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth. I

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings a preferredembodiment which is preferred by me,since the same will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results,although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities ofwhich my invention consists can be variously arranged andv organized andthat my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement andorganization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet embodying my invention. Fig.2 is. a sectional view on line w-a;, Fig. 1. Fig-3 is a sectional viewon line yy, Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is

a front elevation of a 'portion of the front plate on an enlarged scale.Flg. 5 1s a sectional view on line z-z, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectionalview on line H, Fig. 5. Fig. 7

represents in detached position a side elevation of a-modifiedconstruction which I may employ. 3

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings :-1 designates a cabinet of any suitable size'and shape which is provided at a'suitable point with an upper,preferably inclinedstrip 2, having "suitable groovesS therein formingthe u per tracks and with a lower preferably inc ined Specification ofLetters Patent.

a novel device or container for stor- I ter upwar strip4 having grooves5 therein, which are Patented Jan-.4,-1916. Application filed Apr1122,1915. serial- No. 23,022.

in alinement with the grooves of theupper strip 2, forming the lowertrack. The strips.

or tracks are supported in any suitable or deslred manner within thecasing in the present instance being in suitable inclined POSItIOD, sothat when the record 22 is in-" serted in the-cabinet it willat onceroll into the desired position. The lower strip or track is spaced fromthe bottom of the casing order to form a chamber 6 for the ejectlngarms, as will be hereinafter described.

7 designates a front plate connected'in'any suitable manner with thecasing 1 and which plate is preferably formed of sheet metal.

front plate, which are adapted to aline with the upper andv lower tracksin order to per mit of the insertion and removal of the disk record. Theedges of the metal at the slots i Fig. 2, and in order to provide abearing surface as a guide for the record disks as they are inserted andremoved, whereby no sharp edge of the metal contacts with the record orthe grooves therein. 7 As will be noted, more Fig.4, the distancebetween the walls of the particularly from i A series of slots 8 areformed in the said slots at the center is greater than at the upper. v

and lower portions, in order that these upper and lower portions willserve as guides for the records 22, whereby the face of the recordsandthe grooves therein will be prevented f rom comingin contact with thewalls of the slots, as will be evident. The walls of the slots 8preferably converge/from the cenwidest part 10 of said slots is at thevcenter thereof. In, the lower, portion of the front plate 7 and at apoint beneath the bottom tracksjI provide a series of relatively shortslots 11 through each of which extends an' ly and downwardly so that thewhich extends laterally across the casing 1 in the chamber 6 and issituated out ofalinement with the center of the records 22,when

in their rearmost position in the tracks and Ipreferably locatethe rodforwardly thereof, so that the inner end of each of the ejector levers12 will be normally in lowered position and will'return theretoafterbeing actu-' Suit able spacingmembers may be mounted upon -the-tubeor rod 13 intermediately of the ejectorlevers 1 2 in order to hold thesame in proper spaced relation with respect to each other. I w

The inner terminal 14 of each armor lever 12 is deflected upwardly andis normall juxtaposed to and in alinement with the edge of the record tobe ejected, it being understood that thereis an ejector arm or leverprovided for each track or for each record. As here shown, I haveprovided the end 14 of thearms 12 with a finger or engaging member 15,which may be suitably flattened or wider than the arms orlevers 12 inorder to Suitably engage with the edge of the record. The ends of theejector arm or lever .which extends forwardly of the cabinet areprovided with the finger pieces'16 for ease of actuation. Suitable meansis provided for guidingthe inner end of the arms or levers 12 and ashereshown I provide aplate 17 mounted Within the casing having a series toremove a record, by pressing upon the finger-piece 16 the terminal endof the proper ejector arm carried thereby, will engage with the desired.record and propel the same forwardly beyond the front plate 7whereupon'it can be grasped by the opera tor. Upon releasing thefinger-piece 16 the ejector arm drops to its normal position by reasonof its weight or the influence of gravity. The slots 8 and the frontplates 7 guide the records during their insertion and removal, whiletheenlarged space between the walls of the slots at the center prevents theface of the record from being injured.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my novel constructionaofdisk record ,cabinet can be manufactured for the market in quantitiesvery cheaply since the slotsin thesheet metal front plate 7,can bereadily punched therein by suitable machinery and the flanges 9 serve toreinforce and stiffen the wallsof the slots, as is evident, so thatthe'front plate 7 will be very rigid underall conditions and will notwarp or change its'shape. The ejector arms 12 canlikewise be verycheaply manufactured out of sheet metal and since the same arepreferably .made throughout of one piece and the terminal or fingermember 15 is integral therea with, the, cost of production is greatlysimplified, and-it W111 be further apparent that ll have entirelydispensed withs springs, i elbow levers, links and othersimilarmechanismswhich are usually employed in devices of this character- I Thefinger pieces 16 are preferably arranged in staggered order, aswill beapparent from Figs.-1 and 6, and can be provided with suitable insigniaor nu meralscim dicative of the record which'it is desired to withdrawfrom the cabinet and the ejector arms 12 'carrying-saidfinger pieces arefulcrumed in position by merely slipping the tube or rod 13 through thesame after said arms have b'eenassembled in the chamber 6. Bylocatingthe pivotal pointcor fulcrum of said arms 12 to one side of the centerof gravity, as will be understood in Figs. 5 and 6, itzwill be apparentthat after a record ha'sxbeen ejected and the finger removed from thefinger piece 16,the arm 12 will automatically drop into its normalposition by reason of gravity, so. that there is no necessity for theemployment of springs,

linksor other extraneous devices, in order. to restore the e ector armsto normal or. operative position.

The body of the cabinet l can be made of any suitable material as canalso the] .upper and lower strips 2 and 4 and 1t wlll of course beapparentthat said stripsand" the top, .sides'and rear wall of thecabinet, as well as the front plate 7, can be held in assembled positionby any suitable means, as will be apparent tothose skilled in the art.

slots 8 instead of being curved, may be composed of upwardly divergingstraight walls, and downwardly diverging straight walls, which may meetat about the center ofthe face plate 7, whereby said slots will bewidest at about the middle of their length, and it will be apparent thatif desired the slots may have parallel walls, without departing from thespirit of my invention, and the reinforcing or stifi'ening flanges 9 maybe omitted, if desired, although in practice I prefer to employ thesame.

It'will loosely mounted upon the rod or tube 13, so that they willrockfreely thereon, so that th inner ends thereof will drop by ,the actionof gravity, and if desired, said inner .is efiective and operativewithout such springs 20. I

In the construction seen in Fig. 7, the

It will be apparent that the walls of the be understood that the arms 12are duced. in size and have a rubber or other" upper end of the terminal14: may i'e-.

- cap 21 thereon, if desired, to impact with 'the're'cord or disk,22,whereby the latter can be readily .pr'opelled [from the exterior-of thecaslng.

if desired, construct the upper. and lower strips 2 and 4 bf metalhaving the grooves 3 and 5 respectively therein formed as .cor- 7 Itwill be apparent .that practice I may,

. rugations .in the metal, which .can. be readily effected by,rolling,pressing or any-other suitable means, as will be, apparent to thoseskilledin the art, and it will furthermore be apparent that if desiredthe. top, bottom,

' also sides and rear Wall of the cabinet'canbe composed-of'thin sheetmetal without depunching of said arms.

parting from the spirit of my invention.-

Theholes in the arms12 through which .the tube or rod 13 asses, canobviously be punched therein simultaneously with the It will now beapparent that I have devised a novel' and useful construction of aphonographicdisk record cabinet which embodies the features of advantageenumerated as desirable in the statement of the vention and the abovedescription,.and 'whlle I have, in the present instance, shown anddescribed a preferred. embodiment thereof which will be found inpractice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to.beunderstood that the same is susceptible of modification in variousparticulars without departing from the spirit orscope of the inventionorsacrificing any of its advan- 'tag'es.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim. as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,.is:

-1. A phonographic disk record cab net, comprising a casing providedwith; tracks for the reception of the disk records, a front plate havingslots in alinement with said tracks to permit the insertion and removalof the recordsand a plurality of one piece.

arms each of which is pivotally mounted in suitable relation to. itssuperimposed track, with its fulcrum in advance. of 1ts center ofgravity and the center of. its rec- -ord when the latter isin itsrearinostposi terminal extended upwardly and juxtaposed tionwhereby-each of said arms drops by gravity upon being released and eacharm having one end proj ecting forwardly through its slot in said-plateand its opposlte inner to and in alinement with-the record to beejected. Y

2. A phonographic disk record cabinet, comprising a casing providedwithupper and lower tracks for the reception of the disk records, a frontplate provided with a series of slots, a plurality of arms each havingan end projecting through one of said slots, a rod suitably supportedupon a a I I fulcrum within the casing beneath the lower tracks and inadvance of its center of grav ity. and the center of the records andupon which fulcrum said arms are pivoted whereby. said arms dropby'gravity upon being released and a rearplate within the casing havinga series of aliningslots through each of which one of the arms extendsand is guided, the-inner terminal of each of said armsbeingdeflectedupwardly and juxtaposed to and in alinement with the record tobe ejected.

3. A comprising a casing provided with a plu-' rality-of tracks for thereception of the disk records a front plate having slots inalinestifl'enin'g flanges, and the distance between .the walls of theslots at their centers being greater than at the u per and lowerportions, and means for ejecting a record from said tracks.

phonographic disk record cabinet, I

ment w1th said tracks, the edges of the'metal Y at the slots being bentinwardly to form .4. A 'phonographic disk record cabinet,

comprising a casing provided with lower, in-

cli'ned tracks for the reception of the disk records, and a plurality ofunitary ejector levers, each of which is .pivotally mounted below saidtracks, and each of said levers -having its fulcrum in advance of itscenter of gravity, whereby said ejector levers drop by gravity uponbeing released, and each of said levers having one end projectingforwardly from said casing for convenient manipulation and having itsopposite inner rear terminal deflected toward and juxtaposed-to therecord to be ejected.

. 5. A phonographic disk record cabinet,

comprising a casing provided with. lower,

- inclined tracks for the reception of the disk 1 records, and aplurality of unitary ejectorlevers, each of which is pivotally mountedbelow said tracks, and each of said levers having its fulcrum in advanceof its center marring of the record grooves is prevented. j

- 6. In a phonographi'c disk 'ecord cabinet, supporting and guidingmeans for closely related parallel disk records, and a plu-v rality ofunitary, independently operable,

oscillatory levers, each of which is pivotv allv mounted below said suporting and guiding means, and each of sai lev ers havjuxtaposed to .therecord to be ejected, saiding one end projectin from said cabinet 0rdupon the depression of theonter end of for convenient manipu ation andhaving its sa id lever. v opposite rear terminal deflected toward and 4RE Hg Q 5 rear terminal being retained normally 1n Witnesses: '7

depressed position and ada ted to be ele- E. HAYWARD FAANKs, vated intocontact with the juxtaposed reo- H. S. FAmBANKSQ"

